It was established in 1997 to support and exhibit artists who are current or former patients of the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

The gallery provides facilities for collaboration, experimentation, and skills exchange.

Pills are ok, counselling is ok and it will get you back on the streets, but what keeps your mind alive is what you learn here.

[4] For long term patients, the art studio is a place to spend time away from the ward.

Available resources facilitate sculpture, painting, drawing, printmaking and screen printing, among others.